probably a silly question. probably requires a silly answer.
Is it a bad idea to use a 5.x kernel on a 4.x system? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: probably a silly question. probably requires a silly answer.
Very On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:04:37 +0100, Edd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it a bad idea to use a 5.x kernel on a 4.x system? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: probably a silly question. probably requires a silly answer.
Edd wrote: Is it a bad idea to use a 5.x kernel on a 4.x system? It won't work at all, because FreeBSD 5.x and 4.x have substantial differences. It isn't even recommented to upgrade the kernel only on a FreeBSD system, because kernel and userland have to be in sync. This is because programms like `ps', and `ls', etc. share data type definitions with the kernel, that might change. Simon signature.asc Description: Digital signature
probably a silly question. probably requires a silly answer.
Edd writes: Is it a bad idea to use a 5.x kernel on a 4.x system? Gun, ear, bang!. Or if you want silly: halibut, pipe wrench, christmas tree ornament. Robert Huff ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
